I am just not good at this!

[2boxers]

I usually can't tell what's what until some one crows. I'm a ding bat.

So first off, we have Cooper. Cooper is my daughter's chicken. s/he is 12 weeks old, and s/he was supposed to be an Orpington. Is it? and will it lay or crow?

Next, we have "Mullet". Mullet is a cross between a RIR and a white silkie...just to see what would happen. Now we know, don't we!?! I love Mullet but I don't know if it's Mullet or Femullet. Can any one clarify?

Thanks, y'all, and I'm sorry for the cruddy quality of the pictures.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

The first one is not an Orpington, but it is a pullet.

Second one is a rooster.

 

[wordgirl]

How old is Mullet? I would probably guess rooster.

Cooper could be a Splash Orpington, but s/he sure has a lot of white. She looks girlish to me.

 

[2boxers]

Thank you-I thought Mullet was a boy! He's a right good looking boy, too, if I do say so. ETA: Mullet is 17 weeks. You can't see it in the pic, but he has four toes on one foot and five on the other. He has stubby little feathers sprouting on his feet. He is just very cool and he is very sweet like a silkie.

Any idea as to what breed Cooper is? She was a freebie bird from my daughter's school science project.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Cooper is a pullet and might be a California White. She does not have white legs or a white beak, so no Orpington there.

Mullet is a cockerel.

 

[wordgirl]

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Beautiful! I think you should start breeding Silkie/RIR's and make a new breed!

 

[Year of the Rooster]

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Orpingtons don't have yellow legs and Splash has a blueish color to it.

I would guess she is a California White https://secuservices.com/ideal/newideal/selectproduct.aspx?qty=1&ID=CWS&Product=538 or she may just be a cross bred bird like Mullet.

 

[tattoozz]

not sure about the white one

but i will say Mullet looks awesome

maybe ill try that mix here as i have both here already

my male silkie is all pure white and he has been "assaulting" all my ladies here

thanks for a peek at Mullet a great looking Mix indeed

 

[wordgirl]

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Orpingtons don't have yellow legs and Splash has a blueish color to it.

I would guess she is a California White https://secuservices.com/ideal/newideal/selectproduct.aspx?qty=1&ID=CWS&Product=538 or she may just be a cross bred bird like Mullet.

You're right. The legs are too yellow. Thank you for pointing out what I overlooked!

 

[Year of the Rooster]

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Orpingtons don't have yellow legs and Splash has a blueish color to it.

I would guess she is a California White https://secuservices.com/ideal/newideal/selectproduct.aspx?qty=1&ID=CWS&Product=538 or she may just be a cross bred bird like Mullet.

You're right. The legs are too yellow. Thank you for pointing out what I overlooked!

No problem!

Sometimes I overlook the legs too.